12 'My Story' Read Alouds

Tell Me a Story, MamaA young girl and her mother remember together all the girl’s favorite stories about her mother’s childhood.

Tell Me a Tattoo StoryA father tells his young son the story behind each of his tattoos.

The Keeping QuiltTraces the history of a quilt made from bits of Polacco’s ancestors’ clothing connecting generations from one to the next.

Ellington Was Not a StreetThe poet recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there.

​Books about OBSTACLES

Mr. Particular: the world’s choosiest championThis superhero is super picky: he says NO to nearly everything. When his friends in the Super-Duper Group finally get fed up with his fussiness, can Mr. Particular prove that even the super-squeamish can save the day?

A Friend for MoleAn accidental encounter throws Mole and Wolf together. One is afraid of the light, the other is afraid of the dark. Together they learn that friends are all they need to conquer their fears.

Flip & Fin: We rule the school!Flip, a sandshark, practices all week for Joke Day at school, but when the time comes and faces a big crowd, Flip freezes until his twin brother, Fin, comes to the rescue.

Darkest DarkChris love pretending he’s a brave astronaut, exploring the universe. Only one problem- at night, he’s afreaid of the dark. Only when he watches the moon landing on TV does he realize how exciting the unknown can be. (Inspired by the childhood story of astronaut Chris Hadfield.)

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Books about HOPE

Water PrincessThe story of one girl’s quest to bring clean drinking water to her African village.

Brothers in Hope8 year old Garang, orphan from the Sudan civil war, finds the inner strength to help lead other boys as they trek hundreds of miles seeking safety in Ethiopia and Kenya before being offered sanctuary in the United States.

Harvesting Hope: story of Cesar ChavezFrom the age of 10 when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch to age 38 when he lead a peaceful protest against California migrant workers’ miserable working conditions, Cesar Chavez was a leader of hope.

If You Plant a SeedWhile planting seeds in their garden, two animals learn the value of kindness and hope.

zSpace allows students to inquire, take risks, solve problems, and apply their learning while building confidence and expanding interest in STEM and STEM careers. Teachers at the Feast got to experience all that Zspace has to offer when the tour bus stopped by for 3 days. Teachers learned to sculpt, the inner workings of the heart and peeled away layers of a dinosaur. One lucky teacher even won a Zspace system for his school! Read more about the experience with this Pantagraph article.

Click on the picture above for the Pantagraph article on Zspace at the Teacher Feast.